Enforcement Priorities. Many of the existing memos on enforcement priorities and prosecutorial discretion will be replaced by a new memo that will name three enforcement priorities, which will be operational immediately
Continue ReadingHere’s what we know: Eligible immigrants will have the opportunity to request temporary relief from deportation and work authorization if they come forward and pass criminal and national security background checks, pay
Continue ReadingAuthor : Alice Chen Anderson In Upland, California, during the 1980’s, it was common for an uncommon Taiwanese-immigrant family to travel 90 minutes west to Los Angeles for an “ordinary” dinner. “Ordinary” to this
Continue ReadingAuthor : Ama Frimpong After receiving bad advice from several immigration attorneys before coming to us, George and his wife Bernice lived in fear that their profoundly-disabled 16-year old daughter could be deported at any
Continue ReadingThe Board of Immigration Appeals issued an important unpublished decision today in a case appealed by partner Helen Parsonage, with an Amicus Brief from the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers’ Guild
Continue ReadingAfter our office filed a Motion for Discovery and threatened to go to a judge for an order compelling the disclosure of the state’s case, the District Attorney agreed to dismiss drug trafficking charges against our
Continue ReadingIn a disappointing decision issued September 18, 2014, the Board of Immigration Appeals, has rolled back some of the gains from the SCOTUS decision in Moncrieffe. Matter of Dominguez-Rodriguez
Continue ReadingIn an unpublished opinion released to today, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals remanded the petitioner’s case after finding “that the adverse credibility finding is not supported by substantial evidence”.
Continue ReadingOn February 28, 2014, EMP partner Helen Parsonage learned that the US Attorney’s office has withdrawn its opposition to her Motion to Vacate a client’s conviction. Ms. Parsonage moved to vacate the federal
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